Radio Based Smart Device Identification Tool for Commissioning

1. A method comprising: broadcasting, via a plurality of unregistered installed smart devices, a first radio message unique to each of the plurality of unregistered installed smart devices automatically upon installation without needing an external command to transmit the first radio message, wherein registered installed smart devices do not broadcast the first radio message; collecting, via an identification tool, those of the first radio messages reaching the identification tool with at least a threshold radio signal strength; sorting, via the identification tool, the first radio messages by signal strength, the signal strength being characterized by linearity in drop off in the signal strength relative to distance of the unregistered installed smart devices from the identification tool; selecting, via the identification tool, one of the first radio messages to respond to, this being a selected first radio message; sending, via the identification tool, a second radio message with an address generated based on a unique identifier of the selected first radio message, the address being uniquely associated with a one of the unregistered installed smart devices that broadcasted the selected first radio message, the one of the unregistered installed smart devices being a first selected device; receiving a response to the second radio message at the identification tool from the first selected device; sending a third radio message with the address, via the identification tool, in response to the response, the third radio message including an instruction for the first selected device to enter a registration request mode, wherein in the registration request mode, the first selected device sends a fourth radio message to a commissioning system; receiving the fourth radio message from the first selected device at the commissioning system, the fourth radio message including a location and identification of the first selected device, and wherein the location and identification of the first selected device is different from the address of the first selected device; and storing in memory, via the commissioning system, the location and identification of the first selected device, wherein the first selected device terminates broadcasting its first radio message in response to the receiving of the response to the second radio message at the identification tool, wherein upon terminating said broadcasting the first selected device joins said registered installed smart devices that do not broadcast the first radio message.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: once the commissioning system has stored the location and identification of the first selected device, the identification tool selects a second of the radio messages to respond to, and removes the first radio message from a list of radio messages to be addressed.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: once the first selected device terminates broadcasting its first radio message, the identification tool selects the second of the radio messages to respond to as it no longer is receiving the first radio message from the first selected device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the identification tool begins registering a second of the unregistered installed smart devices before registration of the first selected device is completed.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response is a blinking of an LED.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the receiving of the response is performed by an optical sensor of the identification tool.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: sending a fifth radio message to the first selected device confirming that registration is complete.

8. An identification tool comprising: a processing portion with one or more processing components therein; a memory coupled to the processing portion; and a registration module stored on the memory and executable on the processing portion to: collect first radio messages, from a plurality of unregistered installed smart devices, reaching the identification tool with at least a threshold radio signal strength, each of the first radio messages being unique to a one of the plurality of unregistered installed smart devices, the first radio messages automatically being transmitted by unregistered installed smart upon installation without needing an external command to issue the first radio messages, wherein registered installed smart devices do not broadcast the first radio message; sort the first radio messages by signal strength, the signal strength being characterized by linearity in drop off in the signal strength relative to distance of the unregistered installed smart devices from the identification tool; select one of the first radio messages to respond to, this being a selected first radio message; send a second radio message with an address generated based on a unique identifier of the selected first radio message, the address being uniquely associated with a one of the unregistered installed smart devices that broadcasted the selected first radio message, the one of the unregistered installed smart devices being a first selected device; receive a response to the second radio message from the first selected device, wherein the first selected device terminates broadcasting its first radio message upon said receiving the response to the second radio message, wherein upon terminating said broadcasting the first selected device joins said registered installed smart devices that do not broadcast the first radio message; and send a third radio message with the address in response to the response, the third radio message addressed to the first selected device and including an instruction for the first selected device to enter a registration request mode, wherein in the registration request mode, the first selected device sends a fourth radio message to a commissioning system, the fourth radio message including an identification and a location of the first selected device to register the first selected device, and the location and identification of the first selected device is different from the address of the first selected device.

9. The identification tool of claim 8 , wherein the registration module is further executable to, once the first selected device said terminates broadcasting its first radio message, select the second of the radio messages to respond to as it no longer is receiving the first radio message from the first selected device.

10. The identification tool of claim 9 , wherein the registration module is further executable to begin registering a second of the installed smart devices before registration of the first selected device is completed.

11. The identification tool of claim 8 , wherein the response is a blinking of an LED.

12. The identification tool of claim 11 , wherein the identification tool further comprises an optical sensor configured to receive the response from the first selected device.

13. The identification tool of claim 8 , the registration module is further executable to send a fifth radio message to the first selected device confirming that registration is complete.

14. The identification tool of claim 13 , wherein the commissioning system is hosted on the identification tool.

15. The identification tool of claim 8 , wherein the commissioning system is remote from and only in wireless communication with the identification tool.

16. The identification tool of claim 8 , wherein the fourth radio message passes through a gateway in route to a server hosting the commissioning system.

17. The identification tool of claim 8 , wherein at least some of the unregistered installed smart devices are LED light fixtures.

18. A non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium, encoded with processor readable instructions to perform a method for wirelessly, and without line-of-sight, commissioning unregistered installed smart devices, the method comprising: collecting first radio messages, from a plurality of unregistered installed smart devices, reaching an identification tool with at least a threshold radio signal strength, each of the first radio messages being unique to a one of the plurality of unregistered installed smart devices, the first radio messages automatically being transmitted by unregistered installed smart upon installation without needing an external command to issue the first radio messages, wherein registered installed smart devices do not broadcast the first radio message; sorting the first radio messages by signal strength, the signal strength being characterized by linearity in drop off in the signal strength relative to distance of the registered installed smart devices from the identification tool; selecting one of the first radio messages to respond to, this being a selected first radio message; sending a second radio message with an address generated based on a unique identifier of the selected first radio message, the address being uniquely associated with a one of the unregistered installed smart devices that broadcasted the selected first radio message, the one of the u n registered installed smart devices being a first selected device; receiving a response to the second radio message from the first selected device, wherein the first selected device terminates broadcasting its first radio message upon said receiving the response to the second radio message, wherein upon terminating said broadcasting the first selected device joins said registered installed smart devices that do not broadcast the first radio message; and sending a third radio message with the address in response to the response, the third radio message addressed to the first selected device and including an instruction for the first selected device to enter a registration request mode, wherein in the registration request mode, the first selected device sends a fourth radio message to a commissioning system, the fourth radio message including an identification and a location of the first selected device to register the first selected device, and the location and identification of the first selected device is different from the address of the first selected device.